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Bill 183, Strengthening Human Rights in Ontario Act, 2020

Horwath, Andrea

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

section 29 of the Human Rights Code sets out the

Ontario Human Rights Commission’s functions. The Bill amends

section 29 of the

Code to provide that the Commission’s functions must be carried out independently

and in a manner consistent with the Principles relating to

the Status of National Institutions adopted by the United Nations

General Assembly.

The

Bill also amends the Code to incorporate the current memorandum of

understanding between the Attorney General and the Chief Commissioner into

Part

III of the Code.

Bill 183 2020

Act to amend the Human Rights Code with respect to

measures to strengthen the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s independence

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 29 of the Human Rights Code is amended by

striking out “The functions of the Commission are to promote” at the beginning

and substituting “The functions of the Commission are, independently and in a

manner consistent with the Principles relating to the Status

of National Institutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly

on December 20, 1993 and published by the United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights, to promote”.

The Code is amended by adding the following section:

Memorandum

of understanding incorporated into

Part III

29.1

(1) The

memorandum of understanding dated February 19, 2019, between the Attorney

General and the Chief Commissioner, on behalf of the Commission, is

incorporated into this Part.

Exception

(2) Despite

subsection (1),

section 7 of the memorandum of understanding (Duration, review

and amendment) is not incorporated into this Part.

Compliance,

Commission

(3) The

Commission shall comply with the memorandum of understanding, but the failure

to do so does not affect the validity of any action taken by the Commission or

give rise in any person to any rights or remedies.

Compliance,

Attorney General

(4) The

Attorney General shall comply with the requirements of the memorandum of

understanding.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Strengthening Human

Rights in Ontario Act, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 11, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 11, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 183

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Human Rights Code

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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